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Move according to your opponent...
I like this quote by Bruce Lee, from the movie "Enter the Dragon"...
"A good fight should be like a small play but, played seriously. When the opponent expands, I contract. When he contracts, I expand. And when the opportunity presents itself, I do not hit. It hits all by itself."
Along with that premise is the use of minimum energy...
...Why minimum energy? Well, a skilled Kumite player can often exploit the use of excess energy and use it against his opponent.
Deflection and circular motion is more effective diverting attacks to the middle of the body than the use of hard blocks.
I mentioned this before, that the body must be relaxed...
...if it is tense or stiff, the center of balance can be influenced from any point, rather than having that energy easily diverted by means of a relaxed moving body.
In most encounters in Kumite, awareness and reaction often triumph over force and aggression.
RJF
